The image has been reversed in the final paintingProvenance: Private collection North Wales; Sotheby’s Chester, March 1991

William Strutt began recording the Burke and Wills Expedition in June when the camels arrived in Melbourne.During August he made several visits to Royal Park, atteneded the special service given by Dean Macartney and even followed the explorers out to Essendon with a photographer to record more details of the expeditionrefer Burke and Wills by Tim Bonyhady, refer photograph of Burke standing in this pose